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📰 Ubuntu 26.04’s sudo adds password feedback hide toggle Ubuntu 26.04's sudo-rs now includes a keypress toggle for password feedback. Switch between visible asterisks and silent input without editing a config file.You're reading Ubuntu 26.04’s sudo adds password feedback hide toggle, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. 🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/sudo-rs-password-feedback-toggle #ubuntu

📰 I switched to Linux for unconventional reasons, and now I can't go back I’ve been a fan of the Linux ecosystem ever since I got a taste of it with the Raspberry Pi OS (or Buster, as it was called back then) on my RPi Zero ages ago. Since then, it has been a fun journey involving distro-hopping shenanigans and virtualization experiments. But unlike most folks, my reasons for going down the slippery slope of Linux flavors were more than just dissatisfaction with Windows and a desire to bring old devices back to life... 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/i-switched-to-linux-for-unconventional-reasons/ #distro#linux#raspberry

📰 Linux Continues to Make History, Hitting 5% Usage on Steam Linux continues its rise on Steam, reaching a record 5% share in Valve’s March 2026 Hardware and Software Survey. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/linux-make-history-hitting-five-percent-usage-on-steam/ #steam#linux

📰 sudo-rs adds a keyboard shortcut to quickly hide password feedback The Rust-based version of sudo shows password feedback by default in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, upending nearly 40 years of learned (and confusing) behaviour. Broadly, that decision has been well received, but those who want a quick option to temporarily mask their sudo input (no asterisks), just got one. You can now toggle sudo password feedback visibility by pressing the tab key. 🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/sudo-rs-password-feedback-toggle #ubuntu

📰 SteamOS 3.8 just dramatically improved a lot of handhelds except the Steam Deck itself The Steam Deck just saw one of its biggest updates enter the preview phase, and if you're on the Preview update channel, then chances are you've already updated it. After such a major update, you might realize that not much has changed, though. SteamOS 3.8 is, by all accounts, one of Valve's most important updates yet. It expands compatibility, improves performance, and lays the groundwork for something much bigger than a handheld. 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/steamos-38-dramatically-improves-many-gaming-handhelds-except-steam-deck/ #steam

📰 AMD Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo" Enjoys Great Performance Gains With Latest Linux Software With the Ubuntu 26.04 LTS release due out in three weeks, I have been re-testing a number of different devices on this newest Ubuntu release. One of the most significant improvements to note was when running the Framework Desktop with Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo" and quantifying the performance gains of the Radeon 8060S Graphics since launch last year. 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2604-strix-halo #linux#amd#ubuntu

📰 Proposal to Centralize Per-User Environment Variables Under Systemd in Fedora Rejected It was rejected due to insufficient consideration for systemd-less environments like containers. 🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17312296/fedora-per-user-environment-variables-proposal #systemd#fedora

📰 The State of Trusted Open Source Report In December 2025, we shared the first-ever The State of Trusted Open Source report, featuring insights from our product data and customer base on open source consumption across our catalog of container image projects, versions, images, language libraries, and builds. These insights shed light on what teams pull, deploy, and maintain day to day, alongside the vulnerabilities and. 🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/04/the-state-of-trusted-open-source-report.html #opensource

📰 Steam store home page gets a refresh in Beta, plus another Linux SteamRT3 Beta fix Valve have pushed out an overhauled Steam store home page in the latest Steam Client Beta, along with another needed fix for the Linux SteamRT3 Beta.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux. 🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/steam-store-home-page-gets-a-refresh-in-beta-plus-another-linux-steamrt3-beta-fix/ #steam#linux

📰 Netrunner 26 Released with XLibre Xserver, Based on Debian 13 “Trixie” Netrunner 26 GNU/Linux distribution is now available for download based on Debian GNU/Linux 13 “Trixie” and featuring the KDE Plasma 6.3.6 desktop environment with Linux kenrel 6.16. 🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/netrunner-26-released-with-xlibre-xserver-based-on-debian-13-trixie #kde#linux#gnu#debian#plasma

📰 AMD GPU Driver Sees DC Idle Manager & Multi-SDMA Engine Optimization For Linux 7.1 With Linux 7.0-rc6 having released on Sunday, we are hitting the point of the cut-off of new feature material being allowed into the Direct Rendering Manager's DRM-Next tree of queuing new graphics/display/accelerator feature code ahead of the upcoming Linux 7.1 merge window. As presumably the last AMDGPU/AMDKFD feature pull ahead of Linux 7.1, today's pull request from AMD contains some noteworthy final enhancements... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMDGPU-Linux-7.1-Multi-SDMA #linux#amd

📰 Running Mainline Linux, U-Boot, and Mesa on Rockchip: A year in review Get the recap of Nicolas Frattaroli's FOSDEM talk detailing Rockchip’s mainline progress, including Vulkan 1.4 and NPU support as a vital path to sustainable, affordable hardware. 🔗 Source: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/blog/2026/03/02/running-mainline-linux-u-boot-and-mesa-on-rockchip-a-year-in-review/ #linux